MOSCOW, Oct 25 (NNN-TASS) — Russia registered 16,521 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly down from the record high of 17,340 a day earlier, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said, yesterday.
Russia’s cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has grown to 1,497,167, including 25,821 deaths and 1,130,818 recoveries, the centre said in a statement.
The city of Moscow has seen a spike in the COVID-19 infections, tallying 4,453 new cases, over the past day, bringing the city’s total figure to 391,361.
Russia has been witnessing a steep growth in COVID-19 cases, over the past weeks, after many restrictions were lifted, and people resumed gathering in large groups.– NNN-TASS
